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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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